Today is the last day of my apprenticeship at 8th Light. Looking back at the last four months, I'm amazed by how much I've grown. The process was challenging, but very much worth it. Last fall, I promised myself that I would dedicate a few months of my life to learning about agile software development, and I just completed that goal. Check.
Having the opportunity to work with everyone at 8th Light was such a gift; people here are incredibly generous with their time and knowledge. There are some smart folks who spend their days in this office, and just having the ability to pick their brains on a daily basis has helped me to improve tremendously. I would recommend this apprenticeship to any and all developers who aspire to be better at what they do.
Moving forward, I'm excited to use what I've learned at 8th Light to build cool stuff. I've been hanging out with people who are involved in Open Gov Chicago, and I recently pulled together a Google Group for Urban Transportation Geeks—a collection of people who want to use open data sets and other tech resources to address transportation issues in our fine city.
Though my apprenticeship has officially ended, the learning process is far from over.
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